Well we left Melbourne just over 2 years ago. We were surviving there, not living as such. We were fortunate enough to get in before the property prices went stupid, but due to some financial decisions and unexpected income dry spots we bumped up our mortgage. We were not in a financial position to enjoy Melbourne, going out to dinner, shows, Comedy Festival etc. Also once we had our first child we had our concerns about raising a child there. After dealing with the school kids on public transport for many years, I really did not want a child of mine to be brought up in that. There were other child related issues to do with school snobbery and the expectation/actually demands that we pay for private schooling.

We had enough of it all. We were sick of neighbours, sick of noise, sick of the pollution, sick of spending ages in traffic to go any where. We were putting up with all the bad stuff of a city, but not getting any of the good stuff. Stupidly we were very close to the zoo, but do you think we went?